The High Line Blog

High Line vendor Brooklyn Soda Works is known for creating delicious high quality, healthy sodas. One of their popular offerings is Rhubarb & Ginger soda since the warmth of ginger goes so well with the tartness of fresh rhubarb. Visit them on the High Line at West 16th Street, or creat...
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability...
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"While authentic monks traditionally carry a 'beggar's bowl' to receive gifts of food and money, they would not aggressively ask for cash, said the Rev. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, president of the Buddhist Council of New York, who said the fakers are disrespecting the faith." – "Fake Buddhist monks...
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How do you use the High Line as a family? Is it a place to relax and reconnect? An opportunity to look closely at plants and animals in the heart of the city? A source of creativity?
The High Line inspires teachers, storytellers, and artists every day, and each month we are inviting them to s...
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Mark your calendars for an interplanetary party from the future with Out of Line: The Illustrious Blacks on June 23 beginning at 9:00 PM on the High Line under The Standard, High Line at Little West 12th Street. The Out of Line series is inspired by the original Renegade Cabaret and designed t...
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A note from Friends of the High Line Co-Founder and Executive Director Robert Hammond
Since Joshua David and I co-founded Friends of the High Line (FHL) in 1999, and especially since the first section of the High Line opened to the public in 2009, we've been asked the "How did you do it?" que...
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In the fall, our first grade Social Studies curriculum looks at parks and why they're important to the community. We go on field trips to different parks around NYC, and this year we were fortunate enough to have a partnership with Friends of the High Line.
Our Social Studies Park Unit was...
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To celebrate Pride Month, we're introducing a series of fun, new High Line pride products at the High Line Shop. Products are available online at
thehighline.org/shop and on the High Line at West 16th Street as well as at Gansevoort Street. Get yours today!
Visit the High Line Shop
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The High Line's planting design is inspired by the self-seeded landscape that grew up between rail tracks after the trains stopped running in the 1980s. Today, the High Line includes more than 500 species of perennials, grasses, shrubs, and trees – each chosen for their hardiness, adaptability...
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It's hard to overstate the impact lawns have on American ecosystems. In 2005, NASA published the results of a
study that found "lawns – including residential and commercial lawns, golf courses, etc. – could be considered the single largest irrigated crop in America in terms of surface area....
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Friends of the High Line raises 98% of the High Line’s annual budget.
Owned by the City of New York, the High Line is a public park maintained, operated, and programmed by Friends of the High Line, in partnership with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.